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Answer:
cynicism

According to Fowler, sarcasm is directed
towards people's faults and cynicism towards their morality.

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What about ridicule? Sarcasm would seem to involve
the verbal expression of feelings as would ridicule. Cynicism can easily be
expressed through a leer, and doesn't need a verbal expression.

jdoody_rochester.rr.com

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Don't agree! Cynicism can
be directed toward morality as well as amorality and sarcasm can be directed
toward people's faults as well as their strengths. It seems moot to
me.

ellenberns_aol.com

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What edition of fowler?
like a lot of his stuff, what was correct 50 years ago sounds dated and
pedantic now. personally, I love the distinction, and think it
useful

david.lennard_kingsgroup.org

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Sarcasm may
equally be directed toward a person's virtues; cynicism may equally be directed
toward a person's lack of morality.

black_newways.org

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No, the parallel is improper - faults are by
definition undesirable, whereas morality is neutral. Change "morality" to
"immorality" and you have a more plausible and tougher issue . . .

mdk_math.princeton.edu

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I can see Fowler's point, although I
don't believe it is a necessary one. I think I can be cynical about faults and
sarcastic about morality just as easily as the other way around.